A coin is tossed once. What is the probability of getting a head.


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Answer:

^@ \dfrac { 1 } { 2 } ^@

Step by Step Explanation:
  1. When a coin is tossed once, the possible outcomes are head and tail.

    Let ^@ E ^@ be an event of getting a head.

    Total number of possible outcomes = ^@2^@.

    The favourable outcome is a head.

    So, the number of favourable outcomes = ^@1^@

    @^ \begin{aligned} \therefore P(\text{ getting a } head) = P(E) = \dfrac { \text{ Number of favourable outcomes } } { \text{ Total number of possible outcomes } } = \dfrac { 1 } { 2 } \end{aligned} @^

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